HJRES 282 · 100th Congress · International Affairs

A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1987, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".

Introduced 1987-05-18· Sponsored by Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]· House

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Latest: See S.J.Res.151.(1987-07-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Designates August 1, 1987, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Requests the President to: (1) reassert American commitment to the Helsinki Accords; (2) raise the issue of noncompliance with such Accords with the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania; (3) convey to all signatories of such Accords that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is vital to progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; (4) convey to U.S. allies the necessity of unity regarding such Accords; (5) continue his efforts to achieve the release of political prisoners of the Soviet Union, increase in Soviet emigration, resolution of family reunification cases, and cessation of radio transmission jamming; (6) seek the inclusion, in any concluding document agreed to in Vienna, of a mechanism to sustain human rights progress after the Vienna Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; and (7) convey to signatory states the desire of the United States for a result at Vienna that will not favor military security at the expense of human rights.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans